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Mariana Chenillo
Mariana Chenillo
	Chenillo at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival
Born	29 April 1977; Mexico City
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter

Mariana Chenillo (born 29 April 1977 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter, known for Nora's Will (2008), Paradise (2013) and Revolución (2010).^[1]

Chenillo is the first female filmmaker to have directed a Best Picture-winning film at Mexico's Ariel awards with Nora's Will, a comedy about the five days following Nora's suicide which she'd planned to bring her family back together.^[2] Her film Paradise showed what happens when an overweight couple moves from the middle-class suburban area of Naucalpan to Mexico City.^[3]^[4]

She directed episodes of Soy tu fan and Netflix' Club de Cuervos, and co-directed the Netflix limited series Somos..^[5]

Selected filmography edit

Nora's Will (Cinco días sin Nora) (2008)
Revolución (2010)
Paradise (Paraíso) (2013)
All That Is Invisible (Todo lo invisible) (2020)

References edit

^ "Reflecting a Revolution: 10 Mexican Filmmakers Examine Their Homeland". 19 February 2010.
^ "What Happens After the Ex-Wife Dies? Nora's Will". 13 October 2010.
^ "Film Review: 'Paradise'". 5 November 2013.
^ John Hecht (7 September 2013). "Toronto: Mariana Chenillo Talks About Her Sophomore Feature 'Paradise'". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ Scott Macaulay (26 May 2021). "Trailer Watch: Somos., James Schamus's First Television Series, Soon Premiering on Netflix". Fimmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.